Indonesia Focuses on Halal Tourism Development in South Jakarta to Push Boundaries and Embrace Diversity

The South Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (the Agency), who introduced halal tourism, announced plans for further development of the concept, to tap into the potential offered by Indonesia’s halal tourism sector.

The Agency targets 1 million tourists in 2020,  which compares to a total of 2.4 million tourists to Jakarta in 2019 according to data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

Mastercard-Crescent Rating, a research agency tracking the halal travel industry, expects the global halal tourism to reach USD 300 billion over the next decade, from USD 180 billion in 2018, driven by the young, educated and mobile population segment.

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